 Hello, my name is Karen Jensen and I teach EGE 120 oil the international evolution We use two texts by the Pulitzer Prize winning Daniela Juergen first one is the prize The second one is The quest I Do not require reading every page of these big books But some get so interested in the story that they do read every page. I Was introduced to the oil industry when in Wyoming a Horizontal well was drilled on my grandfather's property Unfortunately, the well ended up being dry and subsequently abandoned since then oil has been a part of my world My undergraduate degree is in international politics with a focus on Middle East a volatile oil region I have a master's in library science and working on a master's in legal studies focusing on energy law as An undergraduate. I did a study abroad in Iraq between the two wars Studying abroad is a great experience and I loved being immersed in another culture My course gives an overview of history through the oil lens We explore things as price volatility World War one and two the age of transfer Transportation and several Middle Eastern countries also experienced nationalization with the assistance of petro income I am currently living in Wyoming my home state and it relies on energy income to prosper Please note my heart will always be with Penn State. We are